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Here are the top stories of The Manila Times for Monday, May 16, 2022.
READ: P3K bonus eyed for poll workers
The Department of Education has proposed that teachers who worked longer hours than usual, manning voting centers during the May 9 elections, be given an additional P3,000.
READ: 'Exempt small businesses from pay hike order'
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd wants small enterprises exempted from the order to raise the minimum wage.
READ: Locsin on SCS: What is ours is ours
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. reiterated that the Philippines got an overwhelming decision in its favor from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, regarding its claim in the South China Sea or SCS.
READ: Yulo claims 3rd gymnastics gold
Carlos Edriel Yulo ruled the men's artistic gymnastics still rings event on Sunday to claim his third gold medal in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi.
READ: Sale of Udenna stake in Malampaya 'alarming'
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is worried about the country's power situation amid reports that businessman Dennis Uy of Udenna Corp. plans to sell his stake in the Malampaya deepwater gas-to-power project.
READ: PLM, UDM students warned vs joining protest rallies
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has barred students of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Universidad de Manila from using the buildings and facilities of the two city-run universities for political or post-election-related activities.
In regional news,
READ: Governor to pitch NIR revival to Bongbong
Revival of the Negros Island Region or NIR tops the wish list of Negros Occidental Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson under the incoming Marcos administration.
In world news,
READ: NKorea reels from Covid outbreak
North Korea reported on Sunday 13 additional deaths from "fever" after the country recently announced its first cases of Covid-19 and ordered nationwide lockdowns.
READ: Finland articulates NATO bid
Finland sought to allay Moscow's fears on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) about its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO, as fierce fighting raged in Ukraine's east, slowing a Russian advance.
In business,
READ: Central Bank seen to raise interest rates
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to end its accommodative monetary policy setting this month by raising interest rates for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began, foreign and local observers said.
And in sports,
READ: Wong adds gold to PH medal haul
Agatha Chrystenzen Wong displayed her awesome form on Sunday to retain the women's taolu taijijian title in the Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam.
Rigoberto Tiglao and Fr. Ranhilio Aquino are the featured columnists on the front page of The Times.
Tiglao explains that
READ: The people have their reasons
Fr. Aquino discusses
READ: A new administration
In The Times editorial, it is recommended that the
READ: Opposition should regroup, rethink negative approach
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